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Asuragen announces data from Signature LTx v2.0 clinical study on leukemia

Asuragen, Inc. announced today that data from a study evaluating its Signature LTx v2.0, a CE-marked IVD test, for the multiplex detection of fusion transcripts associated with ALL, AML and CML leukemia, will be presented at the upcoming Planet XMAP Europe being held September 28 - 29, 2011 in Vienna, Austria.

27 Sep 2011

Stony Brook University opens new center to treat valvular heart disease

Stony Brook University Medical Center has opened a new Valve Center that offers comprehensive treatment of valvular heart disease.

27 Sep 2011

Photocure, Ipsen partner to commercialise Hexvix for diagnosis of bladder cancer

Ipsen announces today a partnership with Photocure, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on photodynamic technologies in cancer and dermatology.

27 Sep 2011

VUMC announces partnership with NorthCrest, Maury Regional and Williamson Medical Center

Leaders of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Maury Regional Medical Center, Northcrest Medical Center and Williamson Medical Center today announced affiliation agreements establishing a partnership between these medical centers to work collaboratively to create new jointly operated programs and services in the counties where these hospitals reside.

26 Sep 2011

NINDS award to fund studies of Arizonans with Parkinson's disease

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) announced this week an $8 million, five-year grant to support a "National Brain and Tissue Resource for Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders", awarded to Banner Sun Health Research Institute (BSHRI) and Mayo Clinic Arizona.

26 Sep 2011

'Time matters' in the fight against pulmonary hypertension

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association Europe (PHA EU) has launched ‘Time Matters’ a new campaign which encourages people with Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) and their friends and family to share hopes and dreams for the future in order to raise awareness of this deadly and rapidly progressive condition. By logging on to the website http://phtimematters.org and posting an entry, everybody can help the patient association take a step towards increased awareness and understanding of this devastating condition.

26 Sep 2011

Diffusion-weighted MRI can accurately detect lung cancer

A new type of diagnostic imaging - which can better differentiate benign lung lesions from those which are cancerous - could be used to prevent unnecessary surgery by enabling more accurate diagnosis of the disease.

26 Sep 2011

Imaging cuts in deficit reduction proposal would restrict patient care, raise Medicare costs: ACR

The American College of Radiology (ACR) states that imaging cuts in the Obama Administration's deficit reduction proposal would restrict patient access to care and may actually raise Medicare costs. The ACR urges the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction to reject the administration's imaging recommendations and work with ACR and other imaging stakeholders to create policies that ensure safe, appropriate care, promote quality and protect patient access.

23 Sep 2011

Corgenix fiscal 2011 net sales decrease to $7,941,576

Corgenix Medical Corporation, a worldwide developer and marketer of diagnostic test kits, today filed its fiscal year Form 10-K and reported financial results.

23 Sep 2011

CoPlex, Hawthorn sign license agreement for hawAD14 Alzheimer's drug

CoPlex Therapeutics has signed an exclusive global license agreement with Hawthorn Pharmaceuticals to develop and commercialize hawAD14, a preclinical oral small molecule candidate for the treatment of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

23 Sep 2011

Study helps predict which ARVD patients are at highest risk of sudden cardiac death

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22 Sep 2011

Cambridge Heart enters agreement with EO Medical for MTWA technology

Cambridge Heart, Inc., a developer of non-invasive diagnostic tests for cardiac disease, today announced that it has executed an exclusive agreement with EO Medical Pte Ltd to distribute its HearTwave II System and proprietary Microvolt T-Wave Alternans (MTWA) software and Micro-V Alternans Sensors in Singapore upon regulatory approval.

22 Sep 2011

MD Anderson professor wins 2011 Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Prevention

Lorna McNeill, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Health Disparities Research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, is the recipient of the 2011 Julie and Ben Rogers Award for Excellence in Prevention.

22 Sep 2011

Quidel, Life Technologies to distribute and commercialize molecular diagnostics in Europe

Life Technologies Corporation today announced that the company has signed an agreement with Quidel Corporation to distribute and commercialize molecular diagnostic assays for the European market.

22 Sep 2011

OPTOS to acquire ophthalmic instrumentation business from OPKO

OPKO Health, Inc. has agreed to sell its ophthalmic instrumentation business to OPTOS, Inc., a subsidiary of Optos plc, a leading and rapidly growing medical technology company engaged in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of devices to image the retina of the eye. Optos will pay OPKO $17.5 million in cash at closing, plus future royalties.

22 Sep 2011

Researchers identify common genetic mutation for ALS, frontotemporal dementia

Frontotemporal dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease -- two fatal neurodegenerative disease with distinct but sometimes overlapping symptoms -- are triggered by a common mutation in many cases, according to researchers who say they have identified the mutated gene.

22 Sep 2011

First epidemiological study on the prevention of Alzheimer's disease

Researchers at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute, in Montreal, Quebec, are about to launch the first epidemiological study on the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.

22 Sep 2011

Scientists discover 10 types of unique proteins in patients with stroke or heart attack

A simple blood test is all it could take to tell if you are going to have a heart attack or stroke. A team of international scientists have discovered more than 10 types of unique proteins which are commonly present in the blood of a person who recently suffered a stroke or heart attack.

22 Sep 2011

Saladax, Bristol-Myers Squibb expand Alzheimer's diagnostic assays agreement

Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Saladax Biomedical, Inc., announced today they have expanded their multi-year agreement covering the development and commercialization of diagnostic assays for the early detection of Alzheimer's disease to include Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.

21 Sep 2011

MRI screenings for breast cancer benefit high-risk, underserved women

Using breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) screenings among targeted, high-risk, underserved women significantly decreased diagnostic cost and increased patient compliance rates with follow-up compared to using general risk mammography screenings.

21 Sep 2011